Increasing coverage of essential perinatal services in Lao PDR by promoting facility delivery through healthcare worker antenatal care counseling on birth complications and preparedness

JRCT ID: jRCT1090220417

Registered date:25/03/2019

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: COMPLETED
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Women in their third trimester who attend ANC in the target district hospitals during the study period
• Date of first enrollment: 26/03/2019
• Target sample size: 1350
• Study type: Interventional

Intervention(s)

Intervention type:BEHAVIOUR
Name of intervention:A training on antenatal counseling on knowledge of birth complications and birth preparedness
Dose form / Japanese Medical Device Nomenclature:NOT APPLICABLE
Route of administration / Site of application:NOT APPLICABLE
Dose per administration:5 days
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Dosing frequency / Frequency of use:ONCE
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Planned duration of intervention:5 days
Intended dose regimen:N/A
detailes of teratment arms:A training on antenatal counseling on knowledge of birth complications and birth preparedness for 5 days
Comparative intervention name:Non-intervention
Dose form / Japanese Medical Device Nomenclature:NOT APPLICABLE
Route of administration / Site of application:NOT APPLICABLE
Dose per administration:N/A
N/A
N/A
Dosing frequency / Frequency of use:OTHER, SPECIFY
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Planned duration of intervention:N/A
Intended dose regimen:N/A

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome

Proportion of women in the interventional and control arms who know the estimated cost, means of transportation and companion for facility delivery among those who attended third trimester ANC visit(s) during the enrollment period
Proportion of women in the interventional and control arms who know birth complications among those who attended third trimester ANC visit(s) during the enrollment period
Proportion of women in the interventional and control arms who perceive the antenatal care received to be respectful

Secondary Outcome

Proportion of women in the interventional and control arms enrolled in the assessment who gave birth at a health facility
Proportions of women in the interventional and control arms who received routine oxytocin after birth and postpartum iron
Proportions of women in the interventional and control arms whose baby (or all babies in case of multiple pregnancy) received a timely or any hepatitis B birth dose vaccination, BCG, skin-to-skin contact, early initiation of breastfeeding, three times of pentavalent vaccination, exclusive breasted at 6 months after birth, and fully immunized at 12 months of age

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: Not applicable
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Female
• Include criteria: Women in their third trimester who attend ANC in the target district hospitals during the study period
• Exclude criteria: none

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: University of Health Science in Lao PDR
• Secondary Sponsor: Ministry of Health in Laos, WHO
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Secondary ID(s): Nill Known,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,JMA-IIA00417